Vol. 7, No. 5; September 28, 2007
Published
by the Office of the Vice President for Research
Editor: Amy Danielson
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of interest to our University of Minnesota research community. It
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Controlled Substance Training
The Office of Regulatory Affairs is offering controlled substance
training for anyone new to using controlled substances for research.
The training sessions is scheduled for October 22, 2007. For full
details and to pre-register for a session, go to https://onestop2.umn.edu/training/courseDetail.jsp?course=RA0001.
For more information, contact Cathy Marquardt at marqu005@umn.edu
or 612.625.9624.
2.
Time to File End-of-Year
REPA Forms
The 2006-2007 REPA (Report
of External Professional Activities) filing period has begun. Qualifying
individuals must complete an end-of-year REPA form to report their
external professional activities and interests for the 2006-2007
reporting period (August 26, 2006 - August 25, 2007), even if they
have no activities or interests to report. Specific information
on who must file the REPA form are available at http://egms.quickhelp.umn.edu/REPA/Fall_filing_criteria.htm.
The deadline for completing
the 2006-2007 REPA form is November 5, 2007.
3.
FY 2007 Proposal and Awards Data Available
Levels and Trends
is the OVPR's annual report of research, training, and public service
work performed by the University of Minnesota and funded by external
sponsors. The fiscal year 2007 institutional proposal and award
data is published on the Web at http://www.oar.umn.edu/trends/index.cfm.
The 2007 expenditure data will be published in late December 2007.
All proposal, award, and expenditure data is prepared using central
data warehouse sources.
For more information or questions, contact Mary Olson at olson075@umn.edu
or 612.625.7136.
4.
NSF Funding Requires RCR and Ethics Training
Institutions receiving
awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF) are required to
provide training in the responsible conduct of research (RCR), survival
skills, and research ethics under the America Creating Opportunities
to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and
Science (COMPETES) Act that was signed by President Bush on August
9, 2007.
The requirements are
in two sections of Title VII which authorizes NSF funding: Section
7008 – Postdoctoral research fellows, and Section
7009 – Responsible conduct of research. Section 8008
of Title VIII – Accountability and transparency of activities
authorized by this Act, addresses conflicts of interest in
subcontracts. For more information, go to http://science.house.gov/.
The full article is available at http://ori.dhhs.gov/documents/newsletters/vol15_no4.pdf.
5.
University Forum on Research and Professional
Ethics
Join Melissa S. Anderson, Ph.D., Director of the Postsecondary Education
Research Institute, Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Higher
Education, and Associate Professor of Higher Education, for a presentation
and discussion about “Trying to Maintain Integrity in a Contrary
Research Environment.” This OVPR-sponsored event will be held
on Wednesday, November 14, 2007, 4 - 5:30 p.m., in the President's
Room at Coffman Memorial Union. For more information go to http://www.research.umn.edu/events/research_ethics.html.
6.
IACUC Semiannual Inspections
During October, the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
(IACUC) will review the University of Minnesota’s facilities
and animal research program to ensure the well-being of animals
on campus and that the institution is in compliance with federal
regulations and guidelines.
The committee Web site (www.research.umn.edu/iacuc)
has been updated with tip sheets and information for researchers
about the semiannual inspection process, noting the deficiencies
commonly found during semiannual facilities inspections and providing
information regarding points of emphasis.
The IACUC, mandated by federal laws detailed in PHS Policy and in
the USDA Animal Welfare Act, must have access to all investigators’
laboratories for the purpose of verifying that activities involving
animals are conducted in accordance with the proposals approved
by the committee.
7.
NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts
The NIH Guide is
the official publication for NIH medical and behavioral research
grant policies, guidelines and funding opportunities for the National
Institutes of Health. To subscribe to the Guide’s
weekly listserv or to read it online, go to http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/.
The following institute(s)/center(s) have grant opportunities in
the current Guide: NIAID, NCCAM, and NIDDKD. Other information
includes: Notice
of Intent to Publish a Request for Applications for Resource Core
Transdisciplinary Prevention Research Centers (P30).
8.
Funding Opportunities and Program Announcements
- American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grants
are available for assistant professors who have no independent
national funding and are engaged in cancer-related research. Cancer-related
research includes genetic mechanisms of cancer, molecular mechanisms
of cancer progression and metastasis, development of novel cancer
therapeutic models and translational research, cancer immunology
and immunotherapy. Funding is available up to $30,000. Applications
may be obtained by calling 612.626.1926 or sending an e-mail to
micek003@tc.unn.edu.
Deadline: October 15, 2007
- RCR Continuing Education Awareness/Discussion Small
Grants Program
The OVPR has an intramural funding opportunity for the development
of Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) continuing education
activities. Small grants of up to $3500 are available to encourage
active engagement of research/professional ethics topics. Proposals
should fulfill the criteria for Awareness and Discussion activities
required of University of Minnesota faculty and PIs every three
years. For details go to http://www.research.umn.edu/opportunities/intramural/RCR_grantsprogram.html.
Deadlines: October 15, 2007; January 30, 2008; and April 30, 2008
- The Microsoft New Faculty Fellowship Program
identifies, recognizes, and supports exceptional new faculty members
engaged in innovative computing research. The objective is to
stimulate and support creative research by promising researchers
who have the potential of making a profound impact to the state-of-the-art
in their research discipline. The Microsoft New Faculty Fellowship
Awards program gives recipients considerable freedom in planning
the focus of their academic research. The funds can be applied
to a wide variety of uses to pursue novel research. Examples of
research areas may include, but are not limited to: security,
interdisciplinary research, scientific computing, bioinformatics,
computational biology, software engineering, and other areas in
which computing transforms the discipline and advances the state
of the art. This opportunity limits the number of applications
from an institution. To register interest with the University,
go to http://www.research.umn.edu/opportunities/limited_applications/.
For details, go to http://research.microsoft.com/nff/about.aspx.
U of M Internal Review Deadline: October 26, 2007
Sponsor's Application Deadline: November 19, 2007
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